5.3

CVE-2024-13423: silkalns sparkling Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 05-03-2025Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-13423 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in silkalns sparkling. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.4.10.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Sparkling theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin activation/deactivation due to a missing capability check on the 'sparkling_activate_plugin' and 'sparkling_deactivate_plugin' functions in versions up to, and including, 2.4.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to activate/deactivate arbitrary plugins.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.38% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Silkalns1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • sparkling≤ 2.4.9 (fixed in 2.4.10)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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